Sky News
| 7 months ago
Ford has confirmed it will close its "under-utilised" factory in Genk, Belgium, resulting in 4,300 job losses, as it attempts to deal with a slump in demand across Europe. Hundreds of employees gathered outside the gates of the plant, as the US ...
BBC
| 7 months ago
Ford to close factory in Belgium, unions say Ford warned last month that it would be cutting jobs in Europe amid falling demand for motor vehicles Union leaders have said US car giant Ford is closing its factory at Genk in Belgium with the loss of 4,...
Associated Press
| 7 months ago
A union leader said Wednesday Ford Motor Co. has decided to close one of its main factories in eastern Belgium by the end of 2014 in a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. Exactly half a century after...
Dutch News
| 7 months ago
The closure is part of a worldwide operational revamp which will see 2,400 jobs go and 20 factories shut down. The Delfzijl plant has a workforce of 43 and produces natrium for use as a bleaching agent in paper making, Nos television reports. Dow's...
Reuters
| 7 months ago
Topics The Ford Motor Company logo is seen on a car in Istanbul February 14, 2012. Ford Motor Co ( F.N ) is poised to tell unions on Wednesday that it will close its factory in the Belgian town of Genk, which employs 4,300 workers, as it tries to...
Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 7 months ago
Dow Chemical Co , the largest chemical maker in the United States, said on Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program aimed at countering a slow global economy. Dow and other chemical...
Merced Sun-Star
| 7 months ago
The Dow Chemical Co. will eliminate about 2,400 jobs and close roughly 20 manufacturing facilities as part of a restructuring plan aimed at coping with slowing economic growth in Europe and elsewhere. The manufacturing giant said Tuesday that the job...
The Motley Fool
| 7 months ago
today announced a restructuring program designed to accelerate cost reduction actions and advance the next stage of the Company's transformation in the midst of persistently slow macroeconomic growth. These actions will result in a net reduction of...
